66 m. ago The Scottish 'midge map' that shows insect forecast across country this summer

Some places in Scotland are worse for midges than others.

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1 hour ago Satellite images show impact of Israeli strikes on Iranian missile and nuclear bases

Nuclear watchdog says Natanz plant sustained extensive damage in Israeli airstrikes, which likely destroyed 15,000 centrifuges

Events

1 hour ago Beating City, PSR and the No 10 role: Inside Liverpool’s record transfer for Florian Wirtz

The 22-year-old is set to sign for Liverpool for an initial £100m, which could rise to £116m

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2 h. ago ‘He just looks like a happy, cheeky boy’: Palestinian child refugees pick up the camera

Photographer Misan Harriman gave lessons and equipment to young people who have fled Gaza – and the pictures they took are funny, revealing and often heartbreakingA boy pulling a funny face, a sleeping pet, a grandfather in his chair – all ordinary scenes from life that many of us would take for granted. What makes these images special is they were taken by Palestinian children, refugees displaced to Egypt since Israel’s war in Gaza, making sense of their new, if hopefully temporary, home and what they have escaped from.“It’s familial life, relationships, and although they’ve seen so much, you’re not seeing trauma, you’re not seeing the faces of people that have given up,” says the photographer Misan Harriman, an ambassador for Save the Children. “Even though none of these kids know what the future brings and there’s huge uncertainty, they are living in the moment. They’re doing their best to thrive and learn.” The camera, he adds, is “a seemingly inanimate object that can help you ...

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2 h. ago The Phoenician Scheme is fantasy. It is also a remarkable engagement with the real

Sharp edges of bitter history keep jutting through Wes Anderson’s whimsical intrigues that turn international tragedy into light comedyThe Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s makebelieve treatment of the war-ravaged near east, reimagines the region as a sunlit Levantine fantasia of cypress trees, fez hats, camel-riders and kitsch hotels, all photographed with the lustre of an Ottolenghi cookbook. Meanwhile, livestreamed daily to our news feeds, the warlords of the Holy Land exhibit for us an equally spectacular dystopia of cities pummelled into sawdust, of skies scarred with scorching white phosphorus and gun-toting paragliders.How could these images be of the same place? What does it mean that they have been produced at the same time, and that we are consuming them alongside each other? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago AD FEATURE: Tenpin Cardiff Nantgarw is now open with an action

The newly revamped site is the perfect destination for families, friends, and work teams alike

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3 h. ago Girl, 17, kept child abuse images sent by paedos as she 'loved attention from men'

Alicia Nkemla was just 17 when she started to sell sexual images of herself online. She was spared jail by a judge who told her she should 'consider herself very lucky'

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4 h. ago The Iranian people were starting to win their battle for liberty and prosperity. Then Israel attacked | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Something was shifting in Iran, but now missiles and the return of foreign interference may tear up the green shoots of progressMissiles follow trajectories. So do countries. And over the past few days, Israel’s attacks have dramatically changed Iran’s trajectory.Some believe that Iran was already on a downward spiral and that Israel’s actions will simply accelerate the descent. In an op-ed published on Monday, several of Iran’s most prominent civil society figures, including Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, declared that the “only credible path to safeguard [Iran] and its people is the resignation of the current leadership”. In this view, the war could be construed as a deliverance – Israeli officials are openly suggesting that their operations could lead to regime change in Iran. But if Iran’s decline was already precipitous, why are ordinary Iranians terrified by the outbreak of war? Why have they not welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu as the saviour he imagines himself to b...

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5 h. ago Forests, fires and footings: Earth Photo award winners – in pictures

From peat bogs to ancient trees via abandoned mining towns, these prize-winning images deliver both a stark warning and a message of hope for the future of our planet Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Disgraced consultant had 'paedophile manual' and indecent images of children

Dr Matthew Isles faced number of charges including the movie which contained "guidance" about sexual abuse

Politics

5 h. ago First look at David Attenborough's immersive experience at Natural History Museum

Photographs from the exhibition preview reveal dazzling wildlife imagery, as well as breathtaking landscapes and star-filled skies

Culture

6 h. ago Helicopters and cool hotels: forget Winnebagos, this is how the style set really do Glastonbury

I’ve only been to Glastonbury once, and I have to admit it was done in a most convivial way. The year was 2011, when the Pyramid Stage headliners were Beyoncé on the Sunday, festival perennials Coldplay on the Saturday, and, in something of a tour de force performance on the Friday, U2, interrupting their mammoth 360 tour. The day before the gig, we had flown in on a chartered jet fresh from their show in Baltimore, been whisked to the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath. The next day we were all choppered onto the Glasto site, picked up by a fleet of Mercedes and delivered backstage.

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7 h. ago Horse racing and erotica: How I survived the fickle world of freelance writing

Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career beganWhen people ask what I do for a living, I’m faced with two choices: either I can lie or I can bore them with the truth, which is too complicated to explain succinctly. While those around me have normal, definable jobs – accountant, journalist, engineer – my work requires headings and subheadings to get it across properly: a map of overlapping gigs and contracts.“What do you do?” It’s a simple question, and one that often gets asked on first dates. No matter how much I pare down my reply, it’s always long-winded. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago A Berlin audience has fake faeces thrown at them – and is moved to tears. So am I | Fatma Aydemir

We’re surrounded by news images of death and violence. Why do Florentina Holzinger’s visceral stage productions still have such impact? What would you do if the world was to end tomorrow? The premise itself may be both timeless and timely at this moment when authoritarianism is on the rise globally. But that’s not really what causes the nail-biting excitement at the doorstep of Volksbühne theatre in Berlin. On a chilly June evening, a predominantly female and queer crowd of all ages gathers here to see, or rather experience, A Year Without Summer, the newest play by the infamous Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger. It’s the anticipation of Holzinger’s trademark body horror that unsettles and attracts us, the crowd. And the question: how much can we take?“Europe’s hottest director”, as the Guardian described 39-year-old Holzinger last year, is not only known for her work at the Volksbühne but mesmerises and shocks audiences all over the world. Her all female-assigned cast of ...

Events

7 h. ago Manchester United handed brutal £100m reality amid transfer chase

Man United have a summer off while others are raking in Club World Cup revenue.

Economics

8 h. ago Massive solid green wall put up around beautiful Cardiff park to stop people getting in

A fencing area has gone up around Blackweir Fields in the lead-up to music festival Blackweir Live

Politics

10 h. ago Baby Princess Lilibet was the spitting image of her mother Meghan Markle at the same age

Over the weekend, the Duchess of Sussex shared a sweet Father's Day tribute to her husband Prince Harry , featuring numerous snapshots of their children Prince Archie, six, and Lili, four.

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10 h. ago 'Grovelling' Starmer was 'like a dog wagging its tail' after spawling at Trump's feet in trade deal press conference, body language expert claims

Body language expert Judi James said the moment, which was captured by cameras from around the world, created an image that could prove hard to shake.

Politics

16 h. ago Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan murder cops 'had clear early suspect in Spain'

A clear image of the gunman who shot the pair dead was captured on CCTV as he fled the scene.

Events

17 h. ago X Factor favourite Nicholas McDonald looking forward to returning to Lanarkshire stage

The 28-year-old will be playing Airdrie Town Hall on Saturday, June 28

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